CVE-2018-15596 EXPLOIT
6.1
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 2.3% (pctl 82)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
An issue was discovered in inc/class_feedgeneration.php in MyBB 1.8.17. On the forum RSS Syndication page, one can generate a URL such as http://localhost/syndication.php?fid=&type=atom1.0&limit=15. The thread titles (within title elements of the generated XML documents) aren't sanitized, leading to XSS.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.1 (MEDIUM, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| EPSS | 2.26% — more likely to be exploited than 82% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-08-28 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mybb | mybb |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | MyBB 1.8.17 - Cross-Site Scripting | 2018-09-12 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD